Diagnostics Using the Change-of-Direction and Acceleration Test (CODAT) of the Biomechanical Patterns Associated with Knee Injury in Female Futsal Players: A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study

Abstract

The primary aim of this study was to identify kinematic differences at initial contact between female futsal players with and without previous knee injury, using a functional motor pattern test. The secondary aim was to determine kinematic differences between the dominant and non-dominant limb in the whole group, using the same test. A cross-sectional study was performed in 16 female futsal players allocated into two groups: eight females with a previous knee injury, i.e., affected by the valgus collapse mechanism without surgical intervention, and eight with no previous injury. The evaluation protocol included the change-of-direction and acceleration test (CODAT). One registration was made for each lower limb, i.e., the dominant (the preferred kicking limb) and non-dominant limb. A 3D motion capture system (Qualisys AB, Göteborg, Sweden) was used to analyze the kinematics. The Cohen’s d effect sizes between the groups demonstrated a strong effect size towards more physiological positions in the non-injured group in the following kinematics in the dominant limb: hip adduction (Cohen’s d = 0.82), hip internal rotation (Cohen’s d = 0.88), and ipsilateral pelvis rotation (Cohen’s d = 1.06). The t-test for the dominant and non-dominant limb in the whole group showed the following differences in knee valgus: dominant limb (9.02 ± 7.31 degrees) and non-dominant limb (1.27 ± 9.05 degrees) (p = 0.049). Conclusions: The players with no previous history of knee injury had a more physiological position for avoiding the valgus collapse mechanism in the hip adduction and internal rotation, and in the pelvis rotation in the dominant limb. All the players showed more knee valgus in the dominant limb, which is the limb at greater risk of injury.

Motion Capture Technologies for Ergonomics: A Systematic Literature Review

“…The majority of the studies (n = 15) targeted the general population [17,18,28,39,40,44,50,52,58,60,[64][65][66][67][68], twelve of which targeted the working population [5,38,47,48,55,59,61,62,[69][70][71][72]. Six studies targeted the healthcare population [12,41,42,51,56,73], while other studies (n = 4) targeted sports persons [36,57,63,74]. Only one study [75] targeted university students.…”

Advances in Musculoskeletal Imaging and Their Applications

“…Study [24] sought to discern kinematic variances at the point of initial contact between female futsal athletes with and without antecedent knee injuries through a functional motor pattern assessment. The ancillary objective was to juxtapose kinematic variations between the dominant limb (typically used for kicking) and the non-dominant limb across the entire cohort using the aforementioned test.…”